Light-distribution chart.



H. DOLIER, In.

' LIGHT DISTRIBUTION CHART. I

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I4. 1.91s.

1 ,272,02 1 Patented July 9, 1918. V

WIT/V588 III I/ENTOR snares rarest caste HENRY DOLIER, JR., OFBRIDGEIORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOB, TO HARVEY I-IUBIBELL,

INCORPORATED, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

' To all whom it may concern LIGHT-DISTRIBUTION CHART.

Application filed. August 14, 1916.

Be it known that I, HENRY DOLIER, J12, a citizen of the United States,residing at -Bridgeport, county of F airfield, State of Connecticut,have invented an Improvement in Light-Distribution Charts, Case 13,) of.

which the following is a specification.

- This invention has for its object to provide a light distributionchart, which shall display, in connection with a representation of lampwattage, a set of representations of holders and a set ofrepresentations of reflectors, a set of representations of resultsobtainable, i. 6., indications of difl'erent degrees of lightconcentration and direction, said representations being so arranged asto display, at the intersection of imaginary lines extending through arepresentation of a holder and through representations of a result andof a reflector, a representation of a unit combining a holder and areflector that will produce, with the lamp wattage indicated, theconcentration of light indicated by the selected representation of aresult. In other words, my novel chart enables the user to select at aglance the proper reflector and holder to produce, when combined withthe lamp, the required concentration and direction of the rays of light.1

With the above and other objects in view, I have devised the novel lightdistribution chart of which the following description in connection withthe accompanying drawing is a specification, reference characters beingused to indicate the several parts.

The drawing is a plan view of a portion of a light distribution chartembodying my novel invention.

10 denotes a card, sheet or folder which for convenience I will term thesheet, and which may be made of any suitable material, as of celluloid,paper or textile material, and of any preferred shape, as round orangular. By preference, although not necessarily, the sheet is divided,by. lines crossing each other at right angles, into squares. I willdescribe the chart illustrated in the drawing, although it should beunderstood that the special arrangement of the representations is notessential. 11 denotes a representation of lamp wattage, which may be inthe form of a picture of a lamp or of a statement of the wattage of alamp, as for example Watt, or both Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1918.

Serial No. 114,673.

be in the form of diagrams'indicating different degrees of lightconcentration, or of words indicating different degrees of lightconcentration, as Angle, IVide, Distributing, Extensive, Intensive,Focusing, &c., or both diagrams and words may be used if preferred, asshown in the drawing. 15 denotes a set of representations of unitsconsisting of combined reflectors and holders used to produce thedifl'erent degrees of light concentration indicated. In the arrangementshown, the representation of lamp wattage is placed at the upper lefthand corner and the representations of holders in a vertical column inalinement with the representation of lamp Wattage. The representationsof results obtainable are shown as placed in a horizontal line and therepresentations of reflectors in another horizontal line in verticalalinement with the representations of results, the representations ofunits comprising combinations of reflectors and holders occupying therest of the sheet. These units are so arranged that the unit at theintersection of imaginary lines extending through a holder and through arepresentation of a result and of a reflector represents a combinationof the special holder and reflector through which the imaginary linesare drawn, and will produce the degree of light concentration anddirection indicated by the representation of a result through which animaginary line is drawn. For example, suppose that it is desired toproduce, with the lamp wattage illustrated, the degree of light concentration indicated by the representation of a result specifically markeda, in connection with the reflector specifically indicated by b and theholder specifically indicated by 0; the unit specifically indicated byd, which is required to produce the selected result, will be displayedat the intersection of the imaginary lines above described.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A chart of the characterdescribed, comprising a set of indications of difl'erent degrees oflight concentration obtainable from a source of light of givenintensity, coupled With a set of indications of devices capable ofproducing thesaid different degrees of light concentration, and a set ofdifferent fixture indications so disposed with respect to the set ofindications of light concentration that the required combination offixtures to producethe desired light con-, centration Will be located atthe intersection of an imaginary line extending from any one indicationof light concentration, With one extending from any one indication of afixture and at right angles With respect to the first line.

2. A chart of the character decribed comprising indications of a lamp ofgiven light intensity, a set of indications of different lightconcentrations and of reflectors capable of producing such lightconcentrations, said set of indications of light con centration andindications ofrefiectors being in parallel lines and in line With thelamp, the character of reflector capable of giving a fixed lightconcentration being opposite the indications of that concentration, anda set of d'ifi'erent fixture indications so disposed With respect to theset of indications of light concentration that the required combinationof fixtures to produce the desired light concentration will be locatedat the intersection ofilanwiinaginary line extending from any oneindication of light concentration, With one extending from any oneindication of a fixture and at right angles: With respect to the firstline.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HENRY DOLIER, JR.

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